City · Upper East
Prayer times in Bawku
Looking for the adhan times in Bawku? On this page you will find the five daily prayers for today, refreshed every day without any setting, together with a full monthly calendar, seasonal times, the Qibla direction and the Ramadan schedule for Bawku, Upper East. Every figure is computed for 11.0593° N, 0.2425° W, so the times reflect Bawku itself rather than the nearest big city.
Adhan times in Bawku today
- Fajr
- Sunrise
- Dhuhr
- Asr
- Maghrib
- Isha
Calculation settings
Calculated with the Muslim World League method.
Prayer calendar for Bawku
| Day | Hijri | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Prayer times in Bawku by season
Prayer times in Bawku change noticeably over the year. Around the summer solstice (21 June) Fajr is at around 4:21 AM and Maghrib at 6:26 PM, for a day of 12 h 46 min. Around the winter solstice (21 December) Fajr moves to 4:59 AM and Maghrib to 5:43 PM, and the day lasts only 11 h 29 min. That is a difference of 1 h 18 min between the longest and the shortest day, and it explains why the adhan moves noticeably from month to month.
| Day | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 MarchSpring equinox | 4:55 AM | 6:05 AM | 12:09 PM | 3:25 PM | 6:12 PM | 7:18 PM |
| 21 JuneSummer solstice | 4:21 AM | 5:40 AM | 12:03 PM | 3:30 PM | 6:26 PM | 7:39 PM |
| 23 SeptemberAutumn equinox | 4:40 AM | 5:50 AM | 11:53 AM | 3:10 PM | 5:57 PM | 7:02 PM |
| 21 DecemberWinter solstice | 4:59 AM | 6:15 AM | 11:59 AM | 3:16 PM | 5:43 PM | 6:55 PM |
Bawku is located 612 km north of Accra, so Dhuhr in Bawku comes at almost exactly the same time as Accra. The gap is due to longitude: each degree moves solar noon by about four minutes, and that is why the timetable of the capital should not be used in Bawku.
Qibla in Bawku and distance to Makkah
Qibla from Bawku: 69.7° (east). This is the angle between true north and the direction to the Kaaba, 4,416 km away. A well calibrated compass app does the job, and the mihrab of any mosque in Bawku is the easiest reference.
Suhoor and iftar times in Bawku
Ramadan 1448 AH is expected to begin around 8 February 2027, depending on the sighting of the crescent. On the first day, imsak in Bawku is at about 5:02 AM and iftar at 6:07 PM, for a fast of 12 h 55 min. At the end of the month (9 March 2027) imsak is around 4:52 AM and iftar to 6:11 PM, for a fast of 13 h 10 min. The full Ramadan calendar appears in the monthly table above when the month arrives.
Where Bawku is located
Bawku is located at 11.0593° N, 0.2425° W, in Upper East, in Ghana. The nearest administrative centre is Nalerigu, 61 km away. Nearby places include Nalerigu (61 km), Bolgatanga (73 km), and Navrongo (94 km). We use these coordinates as they are to calculate the prayer times and the Qibla, and they come from the open GeoNames database.
- Name
- Bawku
- Type
- City
- Part of
- Upper East, Ghana
- Population
- 76,459
- Coordinates
- 11.05926, -0.24249
- Time zone
- UTC
- Calculation method
- Muslim World League
- Qibla direction
- 69.7° (east)
- Distance to Makkah
- 4,416 km
Asr and Jumu‘ah in Bawku
Friday prayer (Jumu‘ah) in Bawku takes place at the time of Dhuhr, about 12:09 PM on 20 March. For Asr, the difference between the standard and the Hanafi calculation is 66 minutes around 21 June: 3:30 PM for the majority, 4:36 PM for the Hanafis. Choose the method your mosque follows in the settings.
If you are travelling to Bawku, check the times here before you arrive and use the list of nearby cities to see the prayer times along your route.
Nearby cities to Bawku
Frequently asked questions about prayer times in Bawku
When is Maghrib in Bawku?
Maghrib is at sunset: between 5:43 PM on 21 December and 6:26 PM on 21 June. Today’s time is in the card above.
What time is Fajr in Bawku?
Fajr in Bawku depends on the season: about 4:21 AM on 21 June and about 4:59 AM on 21 December. Today’s exact time is shown at the top of this page.
Do prayer times in Bawku differ from Accra?
Yes. Bawku is 612 km from Accra, towards the north, and Dhuhr in Bawku practically coincides with Accra.
How long is the fast in Bawku during Ramadan?
About 12 h 55 min at the start of Ramadan 1448 AH and 13 h 10 min at its end, according to astronomical calculation.
What is the Qibla direction in Bawku?
The Qibla in Bawku is 69.7° from true north, towards the east. The Kaaba in Makkah is 4,416 km away.